Pseudorasbora pugnax

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Gobionidae
Genus: Pseudorasbora
Species:

Name

Pseudorasbora pugnax Kawase & Hosoya, 2015

  • Holotype: KUN-P 43543.
  • Paratypes: FRLM; GPM-Z; KUN; RMNH.PISC; MPM; LBM; NSMT-P.

Type locality: Gifu, Mino, Ise Bay area, Nagara River system, Japan.

Etymology: The specific epithet pugnax is Latin for ‘belligerent, aggressive, pugnacious’. Mature males protect their territory very aggressively during spawning season. Locally, this species is called ‘Kenka-Moroko’ (kenka means fighting in Japanese) (Niwa, 1967). Hence, the specific epithet well represents the behavioral characteristics of this species.

Vernacular names

  • 日本語: Kenka-Moroko

References

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